GeForce 9800M GTS SLI vs Radeon RX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon RX 460. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 9800M GTS SLI and Radeon RX 460. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 9800M GTS SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 460.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 490 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.
  • GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is manufactured by 55/65 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 6200 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 21−24
ultra / 1080p 3−4 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 40−45
medium / 1080p 7−8 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 257% more, than GeForce 9800M GTS SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800M GTS SLI Radeon RX 460
Architecture G9x Polaris
Code name NB9E-GT Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 15 July 2008 8 August 2016
Pipelines 128 896
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1090 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55/65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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